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training afghanistan's police could be the key to bringing u.s. troops home. we'll go along on a dangerous patrol next. >> pelley: for afghanistan to become a stable nation, it's going to need a top-notch police officer. for nearly a decade, the u.s. military has been training afghan officers, and this year, american taxpayers will spend about a billion dollars on the program. seth doane went on patrol to kabul to find out if it is money well spent. >> reporter: heading out on patrol, the kabul police could face insurgents, i.e.d.s, even the taliban. "i'm afraid of suicide bombers," 22-year-old khan mohammed tells us. believe a police officer in afghanistan is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. every day across this country, on average, five to 10 police officers die somewhere on the job. a top target is the police chief general salange. you're, in essence, in charge of policing all of this. he oversees the nearly 14,000 police in kabul. where do you rank the police today? "the 30 years of war here have caused a lot of damage," he tells us. "i accep
training afghanistan's police could be the key to bringing u.s. troops home. we'll go along on a dangerous patrol next. >> pelley: for afghanistan to become a stable nation, it's going to need a top-notch police officer. for nearly a decade, the u.s. military has been training afghan officers, and this year, american taxpayers will spend about a billion dollars on the program. seth doane went on patrol to kabul to find out if it is money well spent. >> reporter: heading out on...
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is anyone safe in afghanistan? really safe? >> well, not... we can't say that anyone is safe in this country. >> reporter: mar rown mir runs the afghan center for policy studies. >> they have decided not to face the u.s. military, instead they have focused on terrorist attacks on civilians, government, institutions. >> reporter: in two suicide attacks the taliban unleashed a surprising new weapon that allowed them to get past police and security-- bombs hidden in turbans. there are checkpoints all across kabul. it's common to pull people out of vehicles, to frisk them and search the vehicles themselves but as you can see, it's incredibly uncommon to search under a turban. to remove a turban in public would be considered an insult. it was an explosive-laden turban that killed the kandahar mayor yesterday. and just last week, koofi herself was invited to a gathering where two people were killed. have you changed any way that you go about life because of these threats? >> i did a little bit. but, you know, when it comes to assassination and plann
is anyone safe in afghanistan? really safe? >> well, not... we can't say that anyone is safe in this country. >> reporter: mar rown mir runs the afghan center for policy studies. >> they have decided not to face the u.s. military, instead they have focused on terrorist attacks on civilians, government, institutions. >> reporter: in two suicide attacks the taliban unleashed a surprising new weapon that allowed them to get past police and security-- bombs hidden in...
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central command which runs the wars in iraq and afghanistan. how long were they in? >> it was probably a matter of months. >> reporter: they were a matter of months undetectd? >> yes. >> reporter: that must have been a wake-up call. >> it was a wakeup call and it led us to the creation of the cyber command to try to organize our defenses. this can't be a pickup game. >> reporter: cyber command is located inside the headquarters of the top-secret national security agency. cbs news gotten a exclusive look at the new command's operations center. there's a war going on out there in cyberspace and this is its nerve center. cyberspace is now just like air, land, and sea-- one more theater in which the u.s. military has to fight. >> there's been very few weapons-- probably no weapons in the history of warfare-- that have been developed and not used. >> reporter: right now, only states like china and russia have the capability to launch a cyber attack that could take down this country's power grid or banking system. but once a rogue state or terrorist group with no stake in
central command which runs the wars in iraq and afghanistan. how long were they in? >> it was probably a matter of months. >> reporter: they were a matter of months undetectd? >> yes. >> reporter: that must have been a wake-up call. >> it was a wakeup call and it led us to the creation of the cyber command to try to organize our defenses. this can't be a pickup game. >> reporter: cyber command is located inside the headquarters of the top-secret national...
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bush four and a half years ago and stayed on to help president obama manage the wars in iraq and afghanistan. we have done a number of stories here about hackers breaking into the computers of major banks and even governments. but turns out there is a little-known crime wave in this country with cyber thieves reaching into thousands of places you wouldn't expect and carrying away a fortune. armen keteyian has been investigating. >> through him, with him, in him... >> reporter: at st. ambrose cathedral in des moines, iowa, midday holds special meaning. >> it's gone so you have to take a deep breath and you have to trust in the lord. >> reporter: what was gone-- all gone-- says bishop richard pates was more than 680,000 the diocese had a just raised to help the homeless and abused women, swiped in acovert attempt by hackers. >> why would they do it at a particular time when we had the greatest amount of funds available. >> reporter: the iowa heist is part of the latest wave of cyber crime, account takeover fraud. in it, crime gangs-- many located in eastern europe-- target small towns, communi
bush four and a half years ago and stayed on to help president obama manage the wars in iraq and afghanistan. we have done a number of stories here about hackers breaking into the computers of major banks and even governments. but turns out there is a little-known crime wave in this country with cyber thieves reaching into thousands of places you wouldn't expect and carrying away a fortune. armen keteyian has been investigating. >> through him, with him, in him... >> reporter: at...
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the group iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, which has been advocating for more mental health programs for veterans, called the president's action long overdue. >> while we think this is a positive first step, i think a lot more needs to be done, that the white house really needs to redouble its resolve to addressing this suicide epidemic head on. >> would not try to seek honor, nor was he being a coward. >> reporter: if anyone can be credited with changing the policy it's greg and janet keesling, they have been fighting for the change since 2009. that's the year their son, 25-year-old army specialist chance keesling, killed himself on his second tour in iraq. they say acknowledgement from the president gives them some comfort. >> he was a good soldier. so i think that's the part that i want to know that the country appreciates, that he fought, he did everything he was asked to do. >> reporter: but there are still military families who will not be receiving condolence letters. the policy change does not include suicide or training accidents here in the united states. >> pelley
the group iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, which has been advocating for more mental health programs for veterans, called the president's action long overdue. >> while we think this is a positive first step, i think a lot more needs to be done, that the white house really needs to redouble its resolve to addressing this suicide epidemic head on. >> would not try to seek honor, nor was he being a coward. >> reporter: if anyone can be credited with changing the policy...
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location of two compound where's the explosives smuggled across the border to kill american soldiers in afghanistan are manufactured. someone in pakistani intelligence apparently alerted the terrorists, who immediately emptied out the compounds. but for all the double dealing, the chairman of the joint chiefs says the u.s. cannot afford to turn its back on a country that has both terrorists and nuclear weapons on its soil. >> if we walk away from it, it's my view it will be a much more dangerous place a decade from now, and we'll be back. >> reporter: right now, the pakistanis are pushing the u.s. away. they have kicked out most of the americans who were training their military. >> pelley: thanks, david. a federal program let guns bought in the u.s. reach mexican drug cartels. today, congress asked who authorized it? syrian soldiers defect by the truckload, refusing to shoot their countrymen. and the crisis in greece sent shockwaves all the way to wall street whrkts cbs evening news continues. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib,
location of two compound where's the explosives smuggled across the border to kill american soldiers in afghanistan are manufactured. someone in pakistani intelligence apparently alerted the terrorists, who immediately emptied out the compounds. but for all the double dealing, the chairman of the joint chiefs says the u.s. cannot afford to turn its back on a country that has both terrorists and nuclear weapons on its soil. >> if we walk away from it, it's my view it will be a much more...
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scott will be reporting monday from afghanistan. i'm bob schieffer, cbs news, new york. we'll see you sunday on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> now, "entertainment tonight" the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> new bombshells, from the jackson death trial today. >> did dr. murray lie to the paramedics on the scene. the explosive testimony. >> this was a patient that was somebody that we had a really good chance of saving. >>> then the new shot of ashton in l.a., stale wearing his wedding ring, we have the latest on his rumored split with demi. >>> hollywood live triangles expose. we're counting down the top five tonight. >> jennifer, brad and
scott will be reporting monday from afghanistan. i'm bob schieffer, cbs news, new york. we'll see you sunday on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> now, "entertainment tonight" the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> new bombshells, from the jackson death trial today. >> did dr. murray lie to the paramedics on the scene. the explosive testimony. >> this...